31 a new personal low

[penst8grad]

Was out with some friends on some excellent local twisties. 20+ miles of good road, few cars, and no police. It runs through a forest. Ran it several times in both directions.

I got some instruction from a rider much better than myself and it made all the difference in the world. I stopped using the brakes just to slow and was using them to set the suspension going into the turn as well while maintaining some light throttle. Night and day difference with the way the bike feels. Much more confident.

My little chicken strips are now completely gone.

Now the bad part. I knew my 'hawk was thirsty, but 31mpg is quite extreme! Good thing there's a gas station at both ends.

[mercury]

keep higher up the revs 5000 plus ride it like a 600cc i get 38mpg
doing this and its easy to set your corner speed than getting into higher
gear on the stight bits you can ride it on the throttle this way